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LIMIT AND ELIMINATE A FOOD SAFETY CRISIS

by allowing for rapid response to a livestock epidemic or food safety problem

RETRACE ANY ANIMAL OR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TO ITS FARM OF ORIGIN,

while knowing their history, their previous movements and actual location

IMPROVE THE CAPACITY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SURVEILLANCE

and also reduce the risks related to the import and export of livestock or crop product

Important Message

ATQ would like to bring your attention to the Regulation respecting the Identification and Traceability of certain animals, which makes it mandatory to send in the following information when declaring that an identifier has been attached, regardless of the means of transmission: the date on which the animal was identified (date of tag application), the date of birth as well as the sex and category of the animal.

Agri-Traçabilité Québec is a world leader

recognized for the development, implementation and management of traceability systems adapted to the needs of various sectors. Its team, recognized for its professionalism and integrity, is constantly innovating in order to increase added value for producers and the overall industry while contributing to food safety for the benefit of consumers.

ATQ contributes to the improvement of food safety

and to the competitive capability of agricultural producers and the agri-food industry as a whole. It sees to thedevelopment, implementation and operation of a permanent identification and traceability system for agricultural and food products for both livestock and crop sectors.

Type of data

Example

Required Format

The SimpliTRACE username can be a combination of letters and/or digits that must contain a maximum of 25 characters.

Type of data

Alphanumeric characters

Example

Micheal007

Required Format

The SimpliTRACE password must contain a minimum 8 characters. This chain of characters must contain at least
1 digit, 1 capital letter and 1 small letter.

Type of data

Alphanumeric characters

Example

PRO1234567

Required Format

The Stakeholder number starts with a 3 letter prefix that corresponds to your role in the industry and is followed by 7 digits. This number is attributed by ATQ.

Type of data

Alphanumeric characters

Example

QC1234567

Required Format

The Premises number starts with a 2 letter prefix that corresponds to the province and is followed by
7 digits. This number is attributed by ATQ.

Type of data

Numeric characters

Example

124000123456789

Required Format

The tag number starts with the « 124000 » prefix which is a code for Canada and is followed by 9 digits that represents the animal’s individual identification number. This number contains a total of 15 digits.

Type of data

Numeric characters

Example

2015-09-01

Required Format

The date must follow the YYYYY-MM-DD format, i.e., it must start with the year,month and day. These elements must be separated by a hyphen.

NEW RULES WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS IN PARTICULAR:

1. Attaching ear tags on an animal born on the farm

For animals born on the farm on a (registered) site in Quebec, the date of the ear tag attachment must be sent when making a declaration.

2. Attaching ear tags on a purchased or imported animal

In the case of a purchased or imported animal that has not been identified with approved ear tags, the date of the ear tag attachments must be sent when making a declaration.

3. Replacement or reissue of an ear tag number

After replacing an ear tag with another one that has a new number, or because the number already assigned to the animal was reissued, the date of ear tag attachment must be sent within 7 days following this event.

4. Arrival or departure of an animal on a production site

The transfer of an animal must be declared as an arrival on the site, or as a departure from the site.

5. Presence of an animal at an agricultural show or fair

After an animal’s participation in an agricultural show or fair, the return of the animal to the originating site, or the movement to another destination, must be declared by the custodian or owner of the animal.

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Agri-Traçabilité Québec is proud to be associated with the Partenaire Bœuf Québec program. ATQ ensures traceability for all cattle in Quebec, from farm to slaughter. Its identification system makes it possible to trace back the identified steer to his farm of origin and to know all his movements during his life.